It’s unanimous: we think that the uniforms designed for the Australian Commonwealth Games team are ugly. More than 15,000 people polled by the Daily Telegraph said so, The Australian likened the official…

The Beatles’ bright costumes can be seen as cheeky nostalgia for an empire in decline.
Jeremy ChanJune 4, 2014

Fashion and war don’t seem an obvious pairing, but the military jacket is a fashion staple. It may take the form of a double-breasted dress uniform with brass buttons and epaulettes, trimmed in rock star…

The influence of the white dress shirt can be traced back to the Victorian era.
RossMay 14, 2014

The classic white dress shirt is familiar and omnipresent in men’s fashion. As a result, we tend to be unaware that for more than 200 years this singular item of apparel, which is essentially unadulterated…

By the 1830s, fortunately for beaver populations, beaver pelt became démodé as the silk top hat appeared.
Paul StevensonMay 7, 2014

If you had to tell the story of one item or phenomenon in fashion, what would it be? See the end for information on how to get involved. Throughout the 19th century, the top hat was a mainstay of Victorian…

Apparently the tuxedo was first worn in the New York Tuxedo Club.
Mike Nelson/AAPFebruary 26, 2014

The women on the red carpet garner so much attention on Oscars night it can be easy to overlook the men. Even the title given to the required dress code - “black tie” – is deceptive. What indicates to…